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Integrated Bar of the Philippines Pangasinan Legal Aid vs. DOJ

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS WITH PETITION FOR RELIEF INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES PANGASINAN LEGAL AID AND JAY-AR R. SENIN, PETITIONERS, VS. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY, AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 232413 (Formerly UDK 15419) | 2017-07-25

D E C I S I O N
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
This is a petition for the issuance of writ of habeas corpus with a petition for declaratory relief filed by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Pangasinan Chapter Legal Aid, pursuant to its purpose, as stated in "In the Matter of the Integration of the Bar of the Philippines," issued by the Supreme Court on January 9, 1973, and the provisions under Guidelines Governing the Establishment and Operation of Legal Aid Offices in All Chapters of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Guidelines on Legal Aid).

The petition claims that as a result of jail visitations participated in by the...